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Comparing the Location of the Motor Cortex in Children Using Two Methods

United States47 participantsStarted 2014-02

Plain-language summary

Hypothesis: In typically developing children (TDC), use of conventional EEG landmarks to determine the brain area that controls hand function will not differ from TMS-guided determination of individual motor hotspots. In children with hemiparesis, however, those two locations will diverge. The prediction is that TMS will best guide Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) interventions

Who can participate

Age range8 Years – 17 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: Typically Developing Children: * Ages 8-17 Children with congenital hemiparesis due to hemispheric stroke: * Ages 8-17 * Equal of greater than 10 degrees of active motion at the metacarpophalangeal joint * No evidence of seizure activity within the last 2 years. Exclusion Criteria: Typically Developing Children: * neurologic disorders * indwelling metal * pregnancy * history of seizures Children with hemiparesis: * Metabolic disorders * Neoplasm * Epilepsy * Disorders of cellular migration and proliferation * Expressive aphasia * Pregnancy * Indwelling metal * Botulinum toxin or phenol intramuscular block within the one-month preceding TMS application.

What they're measuring

Determine the location of the motor cortex by two different means

Timeframe: 1 year

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02015338

SponsorUniversity of Minnesota

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2015-09

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